It's Tuesday, March 3rd. Good morning. We start the day with sunshine. It's going to be a bit cool, but it does warm up tomorrow. Right now it's minus 10. The dollar just over 73 cents. I'm Stacey Englehart. It's now been confirmed. Two Canadian tourists have apparently died after a bus crash in the Dominican Republic. According to reports, it happened Sunday night involving a shuttle transporting tourists to a hotel. The Dominican Republic's National Health Service said eight of the injured were male, 5 female between the ages of 37 and 72. The age and gender of the deceased tourists were not available. Several 1000 protesters in Quebec City demanding the provincial government withdraw from a federal gun buyback program. Chanting our guns are not for sale, the demonstrators accuse Ottawa of unfairly targeting law-abiding firearm owners. Owners of the banned weapons have until the end of March to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. Two teens arrested after Montreal police accused the duo of operating a fraud scheme targeting seniors. The 18 and 19-year-olds are alleged to have operated in the Mercier-Hoschlaga Maisonneuve in Montreal North boroughs, as well as Sherbrooke. Suspects allegedly targeted homes where seniors live to break in and steal their bank cards. The 2 men were released on a promise to appear in court at a later date. And BC has moved to lock in permanent daylight time after years of waiting on the U.S. So this weekend, British Columbia clocks will spring forward one last time. For the rest of us, we just lose an hour's sleep and return to what's called daylight saving time. Light 1067 Sports NHL last night. Toronto lost to Philly 3-2 and a shootout. Vancouver lost to Dallas. Tonight the Habs are in San Jose to face the Sharks at 10. PWHL Montreal is in Toronto tonight at 7. Baseball preseason. The Jays lost to Boston 7-6. Toronto takes on Team Canada this afternoon at 1. It's part of preparations for the World Baseball Classic. In the NBA, the Raptors back on the court tonight. They host New York at 7.30. Light 1067 weather. Mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. A high of -1, although feeling -5 with a wind chill. Tonight, cloudy and cool, -5 with a wind chill of -11. Sunshine returns tomorrow and a high of plus 6 degrees expected. Right now it's -10 from the Light 1067 News Center. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update, 8:00am, Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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